A furious and thrilling novel about the “lives you might have had.”
Review: The Garlic Ballads by Mo Yan (translated by Howard Goldblatt)
A potent depiction of a time and a place, and seething critique of corruption.
Review: The Bass Rock by Evie Wyld
An accomplished novel that forensically examines misogyny in all its forms.
Five new queer films to add to your watchlist
My pick of the recent Melbourne Queer Film Festival.
Review: Collisions (edited by Leah Jing McIntosh, Cher Tan, Adalya Nash Hussein and Hassan Abul)
Collisions aims to “shift the Australian imaginary”.
Review: Nganajungu Yagu by Charmaine Papertalk Green
A beautiful, profoundly moving tribute to the relationship between mother and daughter.
Review: White Beech by Germaine Greer
Germaine Greer writes that restoring the land is her proudest achievement.
Review: Song Of The Crocodile by Nardi Simpson
Another unpredictable and unsettling novel from the latest flourishing of Aboriginal writing.
Review: The Prophets by Robert Jones, Jr.
A tremendously rewarding novel about love in the cruellest of places.
Review: Crow by Ted Hughes
A fascinating and ugly collection of poetry.
